MECHANISED MECCANO CONSTRUCTION SET at MODEL TRACTOR, PLANT & CONSTRUCTION SHOW

MECHANISED MECCANO CONSTRUCTION SET at MODEL TRACTOR, PLANT & CONSTRUCTION SHOW
Way back before the days of radio controlled technology we had meccano construction sets. Meccano consists of reusable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, and plastic parts that are connected together using nuts, bolts and set screws (also known as grub screws).

It enables the building of working models and mechanical devices. Although Meccano has always been seen as an engaging education toy, today the brand focuses on promoting engineering and robotics through fun play to support STEM learning.

The ideas for Meccano were first conceived by Hornby in 1898 and he developed and patented the construction kit as "Mechanics Made Easy" in 1901. The name was later changed to "Meccano" and manufactured by the British company, Meccano Ltd, between 1908 and 1980. It is now manufactured in France and China by Meccano S.N. of France, part of the Canadian Spin Master toy company. In the United States, a competitive toy with a similar play pattern was launched in 1913 under the Erector Set brand. Erector was purchased by the Meccano company in 2000 and continued to be sold under Erector Sets in the US through early 2015. After August 2015, the Erector brand was relaunched under the global brand name Meccano.

Here Greg gives us a demonstration of his awesome set of meccano devices that move gravel around a system. It had many of the parents and children attending the show enthralled.

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Filmed at the Model Tractor, Plant and Construction Show, hosted by Meridienne Exhibitions in Warwickshire, using the Panasonic AG-UX180 4K pro camcorder by 'Dom Mitchell' of Essential RC YouTube channel.

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